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C182 pilot experiences fuel exhaustion at 7;500 feet resulting in a successful emergency landing. A fuel tank cap is found to be missing after landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1138577 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201312 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Tank Cap |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 425 Flight Crew Type 350 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
Departed with 52 gallons fuel for what should have been a two hour flight with a calculated 12 gallons per hour fuel burn. Inadvertent loss of fuel cap led to fuel exhaustion; at which point I initiated emergency landing procedures which resulted in a successful landing; with no harm to passengers or aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C182 pilot experiences fuel exhaustion at 7;500 feet resulting in a successful emergency landing. A fuel tank cap is found to be missing after landing.
Narrative: Departed with 52 gallons fuel for what should have been a two hour flight with a calculated 12 gallons per hour fuel burn. Inadvertent loss of fuel cap led to fuel exhaustion; at which point I initiated emergency landing procedures which resulted in a successful landing; with no harm to passengers or aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.